Quiet luxury has come for wearables
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life.…
Samsung’s $1,900 Z Fold 8 is still vulnerable to pocket lint
iFixit has provisionally given Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 a repairability score of 4 out of 10, which largely hinged on… well, the hinge. In its teardown of the device,…
Microsoft is combining its Copilot apps ahead of a ‘super app’
Microsoft is finally beginning to combine its consumer and commercial Copilot AI assistants into a single “super app” interface, starting with the Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps. Both personal…
Nintendo’s next Fire Emblem has a bold new structure
Nintendo’s first Fire Emblem game for the Switch 2 is structured in an ambitious way. Unlike the well-loved Three Houses, a strategy game that tasked you with pledging allegiance to…
Flock CEO: ‘We got this one wrong’
Surveillance tech company Flock is rolling out updates to address reports of cops across the country abusing its tools to stalk ex-romantic partners and others. CEO Garrett Langley is delivering…
Made by Google 2026 live blog: Let’s watch Trevor Noah talk about the Pixel 11
It’s almost time for the Made by Google keynote, where the company will show off the brand-new Pixel hardware it announced today. Like last year, it’ll be a celebrity-packed live…
This 8BitDo mechanical keyboard has an extra keypad and is 30 percent off
If you’re looking for a mechanical keyboard that can give your desk a touch of retro flair, Amazon has 8BitDo’s Retro Mechanical Keyboard with Dual Super Buttons on sale for…
Cats and dogs are missing meals after a popular smart feeder went down
A Petlibro outage is preventing its smart pet feeders and other devices from performing scheduled tasks, like dispensing food. The outage began on Tuesday, with users across Reddit reporting that…
Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
The streaming platform Twitch will now use creators’ content to help train generative AI models for its parent company, Amazon. This move has inspired swift and concentrated backlash from the…
The next big indie game publisher is taking some exciting swings
Promotional artwork for Sam Barlow’s Precognition. Looks trippy. Kinetic Publishing, a new indie publisher from the development team behind the co-op horror game Phasmophobia, just hosted its first games showcase,…